Slapface

"Where do monsters come from?"

2022 1h 26m EN

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5.9

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91%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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5.1

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 71🍅91%Rotten Tomatoes★5.1IMDB · 2,752

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Synopsis

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A boy deals with the loss of his mother by creating a relationship with a dangerous monster.

“Where do monsters come from?”

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Cast

August Maturo
Lucas
Mike Manning
Tom
Libe Barer
Anna
Mirabelle Lee
Moriah
Bianca D'Ambrosio
Donna
Chiara D'Ambrosio
Rose
Lukas Hassel
The Monster
Dan Hedaya
Sheriff John Thurston

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeremiah Kipp
Writers: Jeremiah Kipp
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeremiah Kipp, shot by Dominick Sivilli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Katie Dillon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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August Maturo and Mike Manning and Libe Barer carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Where do monsters come from?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10601552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeremiah Kipp directs. Dominick Sivilli behind the camera. Katie Dillon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Directed by Jeremiah Kipp, shot by Dominick Sivilli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Katie Dillon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5August Maturo and Mike Manning and Libe Barer carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Where do monsters come from?".
7IMDB entry: tt10601552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dominick Sivilli
Editing: Katie Dillon
Production design: Kat VanCleave
Costume design: Anna Iurtaeva
Makeup / hair: Rhiannon Hastings
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Status: Released
Box office: $2,300,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Slapface (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 91% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 5.1/10 · 2,752 votes

Awards

3 wins

Also by

Jeremiah Kipp

Trailers & featurettes

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Community reviews

What people are saying

tmdb280390232022-08-30
★ 7/10
The title Slapface suggests a dumb horror flick like Slender Man or The Bye Bye Man; fortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. This atmospheric, intriguing film written and directed by Jeremiah Kipp is the antithesis of a Dead Teenager Movie, and while it revolves around a supernatural element, its true, underlying horror is sadly quotidian. More than just a horror film, Kipp has crafted a modern fable, and his allegorical approach takes what could have been a heavy-handed and opportunistic lecture and transforms it into an oblique and subtle message (at least right until the closing credits). At the center of it all is a performance by August Maturo that’s, well, mature beyond his 14 years of age. He is Lucas, an orphaned boy living in a cabin on the outskirts of a small town with his older brother and quote-unquote guardian Tom (Mike Manning), a functional alcoholic. Mike disguises his physical abuse of Lucas under the pretense of the titular “game.” Lucas is also tormented physically by “the twins” (Bianca D'Ambrosio and Chiara D'Ambrosio), and emotionally by their friend Moriah (Mirabelle Lee), who’s either a victim of peer pressure or a sadistic little bitch. This is a decidedly character-driven story, shot on locations that are both realistic and ethereal (the spooky autumnal woods of Newburgh, New York are a character in their own right). Even the “Monster,” played by actor Lukas Hassel in prosthetic makeup, is spared a GCI status. Now, making a literal monster out of bullying (if this is indeed Kipp’s intention) – might seem too transparent a choice (and the closing caption sort of defeats the purpose of making an allegory in the first place) , but it’s not as simple as all that. Slapface’s monster isn’t a one-dimensional beast like the ones in, say, A Quiet Place – I’d even go so far as to say that it has quite a bit in common with Frankenstein’s creature, and its ambiguity cleverly parallels Moriah’s treatment of Lucas. The film’s conclusion is not exactly optimistic, but at least it’s not the obligatory shot suggesting that the evil will continue.

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